Three weeks after Sydney`s Opal Tower accident, many residents are still living in temporary homes today, when they will be able to return home and when they will get a definite answer. It is still unknown … .
On Tuesday, an interim report was released saying the building had cracked due to faulty materials and extreme weather.
But this kind of statement is obviously fooling, the walls of the building are "peeled" and the residents hear the loud noise of the building in the middle of the night.
Is it all because it`s too hot in Australia?!
In fact, through the Australian media reports, we all know that the fundamental problem with the building is a lot of mistakes in construction and design.
For example, in some places the size of steel bars is not correct.
Now that more than half a month has passed, not only has the problem not been solved, but the bad news has come one after another.
Yesterday, a resident of, Opal Tower found the building maintenance worksheet, how to get it, not to say, talk about this content, is strong enough!
This form reveals the true state of the building!
When Chris Abram recently returned home, he saw a worksheet from builder Icon, who was shocked to find that many of the apartments on the table were marked red!
It means that there are security risks and need to be repaired!
At the same time, the red block also means that residents of these homes are temporarily unable to return to their homes.
Although earlier reports said that of the 397 apartments, officials said that 50 of them were undergoing internal structural repairs, but in the worksheet,
A total of 105 apartments were marked red! Double it all!
Faced with widespread skepticism, builders Icon explained, but also the more black, unconvincing.
They say not all of the 105 apartments need to be repaired, but that some of them are very close to the ones that need to be repaired.
So in order to ensure the comfort of the residents, these apartments will also remain vacant.
Said empty is empty, there is no time limit, but also more than 100 households, there is no return home.
Now, even worse than being able to return home, the homeowner`s way to claim compensation is difficult and difficult. It is even more difficult for tenants to withdraw their contracts.
Abram, a resident of the building, says he hasn`t been home since the Christmas Eve evacuation.
After the second evacuation, he wanted to terminate the lease immediately, but he and his real estate manager had been at odds because he had never been notified in writing of the termination.
Zhou paid rent, can not live can not be refunded, too sad.
"as soon as I heard that there was a 10-day deadline for my stay, I submitted a notice of removal of the lease. The real estate company does not want to accept my termination and does not want to admit the reasons why the house is uninhabitable. "
Unable to reach an agreement, the Abram has filed a complaint with the New State Fair Trading Commission.
Soon, in response to a series of complaints from Opal Tower, a Fair Trading Commission spokeswoman spoke:
Since Dec. 27, the department has received 137 consultations and 10 complaints about Opal Tower, mainly from tenants.
The Fair Trading Commission asked for information about the breach of the lease or liability for rent payments when they were unable to live in the apartment in the building.
Abram said he was concerned about security and that there was no agreement among the parties sent to investigate the issue.
"what I and most of the other residents are most concerned about is when they can move back, and they don`t really give advice, but they say designers have to make sure that some of the criteria are met, which is confusing."
Abram also said that while he believes that government investigators may have taken more precautions without bias, no one is going to give a definitive answer to the situation today.
Whether to move back to live in the end can guarantee personal safety or not.
Despite the government report that the building is well structured, residents have not been clearly told when they can return to the apartment.
Shady Eskander, chairman of the Opal Tower body corporate, said hundreds of residents would not consider moving back until a comprehensive assessment of the building was completed.
A spokeswoman for the New State Fair Trading Commission said rent could be reduced or reduced if a tenant was asked to temporarily move out of a destroyed property or if the property was completely or partially unfit to live.
Whether the tenant is liable to pay the rent and, if so, the amount to be paid will depend on the extent of the damage and the tenant`s use of the property.
If the property is deemed safe, habitable and the lessee can move back to the property, the lease cannot be terminated.
The termination fee will be incurred unless both the landlord and the tenant agree to terminate the lease without payment of penalty.
To reach an agreement, tenants are encouraged to contact the landlord or intermediary in writing.
In the event of failure to reach an agreement, tenants or landlords or intermediaries may make use of the Fair Trading Commission`s free rental and real estate complaints services. "
At present, the new state fair trade committee decided to contact the relevant parties, to reach a consensus, as soon as possible to resolve the problem.
I really dare not imagine that a "design excellence" building is now a dangerous building, now because this building half collapsed, residents neither dare to live in peace of mind nor receive corresponding compensation, it is really unfortunate!
I am afraid that some of the residents` lifelong efforts will be destroyed. Who can accept it?.
I hope the relevant departments can give all the tenants an account this morning! Australia, don`t let us down again!
